Farmers looking to gain the upper hand over corn rootworm (CRW) pests have new tools to deploy in the field, thanks to Ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) technology. RNAi works in CRW as it feeds on ...

Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic treatment to contain western corn rootworm. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting ...

RNAi is a powerful tool to used to define cellular mechanisms, and analyze the gene functions of various organisms in laboratories worldwide. Credit: petarg/ Shutterstock.com Fragments of RNA ...

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LOréal Partners with OliX on RNAi for Nail Care Innovation Collaboration aims to develop topical gene cosmetics as RNAi ...

When it was discovered over a decade ago, RNAi seemed poised to revolutionize medicine. By working to silence defective genes, it has the potential to treat innumerable diseases. Has it delivered? In ...

The spotted bronze head and shiny black-and-yellow-striped wings of the Colorado potato beetle are an unwelcome sight for farmers. Though larvae and adults feed primarily on potato plants, the ...

As a means of perturbing gene expression—and avoiding manipulation of the genome—RNA interference (RNAi) has distinct advantages. RNAi, it must be said, is hardly unique in its ability to target ...

The ability to simultaneously assess every gene in a genome for a role in a particular process has obvious appeal. This protocol describes how to perform genome-scale RNAi library screens in ...

In barely a decade, RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) has evolved from a fascinating biological phenomenon into a powerful experimental tool. Progress in genome sequencing and annotation, as well as ...